Tangled: Stardust and the 12 Zodiacs (Varian Fanfiction)

Chapter 38: A Temple behind the Fountain

Five days after they first arrived at the village, Soul watched how Varian and Lana interacted. Though it was clear how uncomfortable Varian felt, it still irked the astrologer how he allowed the spitting llama to even come close to him.

"I soooo cannot handle this anymore..." Soul deadpanned as she tried not to vomit at the scene in front of her.

"Come on~! It's delicious." Lana exclaimed, pushing an ice cream cone towards Varian, to which he was pushing away.

"No, thank you. I don't really like cold treats well, in the cold." He declined.

The blonde teenager didn't take no for an answer as she kept pushing the ice cream cone. "Please? Just try it! I'll bet after one lick you'll love it." She insisted. Varian's eyes darted around when he spotted a familiar lavender-haired girl walking towards them.

"Varian! There you are. I was looking everywhere for you. Have you forgotten you were gonna teach me more about alchemy?" Soul called as she grabbed the alchemist's right arm, pulling him away from the blonde.

"Hey! We were in the middle of something here-" Lana started but stopped what she was about to say when she noticed who was pulling the teen. "Oh. It's you." She disdainfully said.

"Yeah, me. Now, if you don't mind, we will be going now. Toodles~!" Soul happily waved goodbye, giving the fuming, sorry excuse of a sunflower a fake closed-eyed smile while walking away, taking Varian with her.

"And where are you taking him?" The blonde asked, crossing her arms as she narrowed her eyes at the smaller girl.

"Were you not listening to me? I said-"

"And I don't care." Soul's eye twitched in annoyance as Lana interrupted what she was saying. "Come on, Varian. I'm sure you would like to spend more time with me. After all, haven't you seen enough of her?" Lana questioned, hooking her arm around his left arm, smiling up at the teen.

"Uhm.." Varian unhooked his left arm from the blonde as he rubbed the back of his head, chuckling nervously. "Sorry, I kinda promised Soul I'll teach her. Maybe some other time?"

Lana threw a small glare at the snickering lavender-haired girl before she forced a smile. "Sure, no problem."

"Thanks." He then turned to the astrologer. "Shall we go?"

"We shall!" Soul replied. As they were walking away, Soul turned to look over her shoulder. She placed a finger under her lower eyelid, pulling it down as she poked her tongue out, making the blonde much more angrier. "You're suddenly popular with the ladies." Soul teased.

"Don't even start, Black Hole. And it's not like that." Varian said, blushing a bit as he playfully punched the laughing girl beside him. Glancing down, he noticed that Soul was still holding his right wrist, which was slowly going down his hand. Varian's face turned red even more as he tried to grab the girl's hand when..

"Hey, look! It's Lalo." Soul pointed at the blond male by the water fountain in the middle of the village square. "Lalo!!" She called, removing her hand from the boy's wrist, running towards the male. Varian looked at his now empty wrist, then at the girl before pouting and blowing off a few strands of his hair away from his face, following her. "Lalo, there you are! I've been looking for you earlier."

"Good afternoon, Soul, Varian. I was at a meeting earlier. How may I help you?" Lalo questioned, placing his hands behind his back as he turned to look down at the two teenagers.

"I circled the village earlier-"

"You did? Wow, you don't waste time." Lalo commented in disbelief.